Youngsters from schools in Aberdeen, Turriff and Inverurie have snapped the winning pictures for an Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire photography competition. Primary one at Easterfield School near Turriff, Rosalind Watt from Inverurie Academy and Lisa Gerrard from Bankhead Academy in Aberdeen are announced today (26th May 2009) as the winners of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute’s Moments in Time competition. Participants were challenged to capture a view of their town, city or the countryside on camera which demonstrates how people in the north east live and work in the early 21st century. [continue reading ... ]
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The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and SCRI joined forces on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute. It is the first Institute of its type in Europe and will make major, new contributions to the understanding of key global issues such as food, energy and environmental security.
Youngsters Snap their Way to Victory for Moments in Time Photography Competition
Visitor Seminar: From Turning the Tide to the Durham Heritage Coast
Niall Benson, Project Manager for the Durham Heritage Coast, will visit the Institute on Thursday 21st May to discuss his work regenerating an interesting piece of coastline in North East England. [continue reading ... ]
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rainforests
Scientists from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute are travelling to Indonesia next week (25th May 2009) to take part in the first meeting of a group investigating carbon emissions from tropical rainforests. [continue reading ... ]
Biomass boiler sparks new learning opportunities
Second year pupils at Aboyne Academy have been given a unique insight into a world without oil or gas by learning more about the new biomass boiler on their doorstep. [continue reading ... ]
BAFTA Nominated Film-maker to Direct Film on Malawian Bio-fuel Project
A BAFTA nominated film-maker has been chosen to direct an educational film highlighting a community bio-fuels project in Malawi. [continue reading ... ]
Have your say on the state of our coast
The condition of the region’s seas and marine areas will be discussed at a seminar in Fraserburgh on 20th May 2009. [continue reading ... ]
Environmental Change Aberdeen Research Consortium (ARC) Awareness Day
The aim of the event is to increase awareness of the breadth of research activity in environmental change research within Aberdeen, to encourage and facilitate collaboration and development of new research areas, to identify future funding opportunities and to increase research profile. [continue reading ... ]
Glensaugh News – 11 May 2009
At Glensaugh the calving of our blue grey cows is over.
Top Climate Researchers Meet in Copenhagen
The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute is well represented at the International Alliance of Research Institutes’ Climate Change: Global risks, challenges and decisions conference, being held at Copenhagen University. [continue reading ... ]